After one victory in eight league games Villa's season is already looking wan but if they subject Arsenal to the kind of barrage which stunned Manchester United a fortnight ago they could win. John Carew is available after a four-match absence and Robert Pires could reacquaint himself with his former team. Arsenal are suffering the sort of injury problems which have been plaguing their opponents, with Cesc Fábregas missing again and Emmanuel Eboué likely to be out for two months. A third defeat in eight days would give Arsène Wenger another worry line. David Lacey